Julia Gillard

Julia Eileen Gillard (29 September 1961-) was Prime Minister of Australia from 24 June 2010 to 27 June 2013, interrupting Kevin Rudd's two terms. She was an Australian Labor Party member.

Biography
Julia Gillard was born in Barry, Wales in 1961, and her family emigrated to Adelaied, Australia in 1966. From 1983 to 1984, she was President of the Australia Union of Students, and she later became a law firm partner. In 1998, she was elected to the House of Representatives as the Australian Labor Party MP for Lalor. In 2010, she successfully challenged Prime Minister Kevin Rudd for the leadership of the ALP, and she formed a minority government after the 2010 federal election. In 2013, after a leadership spill, she was defeated by Rudd, and she became a professor after retiring.